The Sun system life cycle

By Sandra Henry-Stocker, ITworld

If you have ever tried to contract for hardware support for an older Sun system, you are undoubtedly aware of the fact that Sun systems eventually reach an "end of life" stage. This is the equivalent of a retirement age for computers, the date at which Sun informs customers that support for those systems is coming to an end. While the systems may still be performing extremely well, Sun maintenance will have been assigned a predictable end date. ...continue reading 'The Sun system life cycle'